Overview
- In a Nov. 25 ITV interview alongside Ian McKellen, the 90-year-old said she "can't see anymore" and can no longer read or watch television.
- Dench explained she can perceive outlines but "can't recognize anybody anymore," describing severe central vision loss.
- Diagnosed with age-related macular degeneration in 2012, she now relies on others to read scripts aloud and learns lines through repetition.
- Her deteriorating sight has led her to step back from on-screen work, with no major roles since 2022 aside from occasional appearances.
- She has said she no longer goes out alone for safety and is supporting, with McKellen, an effort to revitalize Shakespeare teaching in U.K. schools.